Marshmallow Coke

Mmmmmm...Today we treated ourselves to a marshmallow Coke! Alex had a follow-up allergy appointment, and he's already made a tremendous improvement from last week! He's no longer wheezing, or coughing as much, although that could still change with the spring coming. But he looks better and feels better!

On our way home we stopped at a local family-owned drive-in diner called Musillami's. That is a sure sign that Spring is not too far off! It's always exciting when their neon OPEN sign starts flashing again! It's not a fancy-looking place, it's actually quite the opposite! But it's always crowded and their food is the best! (Which probably means it's not good for you at all!) One of our favorite things to get is their marshmallow Cokes. I always drank these as a kid at an old-fashioned soda fountain where I grew up and was so delighted to find that someone else still makes them! I haven't been able to find very many places to make them special for us, especially not without some funny looks! But Musillami's actually has this on their menu! It's great to pass these memories on to my own children! I can hear it now when they have kids, "When I was your age, your Grandma always took us to a little drive-in to get marshmallow Cokes!"


On another note, I met with Emily's preschool teachers for her conference to find that she's doing wonderfully! So good to hear! She is very happy at school and is the social butterfly. Not surprising, although, she needs to be reminded from time to time when to stop chatting with her friends. Her teachers told me she was not very eager to be called out to review her skills, that she was very anxious to get back to her group of friends to play! A typical girl! She is able to tell them all the letters and numbers when asked from a piece of paper, yet she was unable to recite the alphabet or count higher than 18 on her own. We've got a little work to do! I asked her if she could sing the alphabet to me and she said, "I don't think so." Oh. I'm so used to Alex singing this and knowing it, I apparently assumed Emily could do it, too. But the teachers assured me, no worries! She is definitely ready for Kindergarten and they learn all of this so much the first few months when school begins, and that they would be more concerned if she wasn't a good listener, a good friend or had other social issues, but she gets a 'Gold Star' in those categories! Great job, Emily!